History of Rock Music Final

Tin Pan Alley

was created in NYC in the late 1800s when publishers and songwriters began to supply Vaudeville and Broadway with popular songs

Alan Freed

The most famous and influential of all white DJs

R&B

The black roots of Rock and Roll include the Blues, Jazz, Gospel, and

Doo-Wap

An a cappella group vocal style that incorporates high falsetto vocals leads, scat singing, rhythmic vocal backings, and sometimes lead vocals or spoken verse by the bass known as

Honkey Tonk

The white roots of Rock and Roll include traditional rural music, cowboy music, western swing, bluegrass, and

Jimmy Rodgers

known as "the father of country music"

"Rock around the clock" by Bill Hayes

The first big Rock and Roll hit, hitting #1 in May of 1955

Sam Phillips

Founder of Sun Records in Memphis

Elvis

"King of Rock and Roll"

"Don't be Cruel" and "Hound dog" by Elvis

The first record in history to simultaneously hit #1 on the pop, country, and R&B charts was

Fats Domino and Little Richard

The two most important crossover artists from the 1950s in New Orleans

Bo Diddly and Muddy Waters

The two most important crossover artists from the 1950s in Chicago

Chuck Berry

"The Father of Rock and Roll"

Jerry Lee Lewis

sometimes referred to as "the first bad boy of Rock and Roll"

Dick Clark

American Bandstand was hosted by

Brill Building

In the late 1950s and early 1960s great songwriters (like Carole King) were housed in NYC's at 1619 Broadway

Leiber and Stoller

The songwriting team _____ are credited with such hits as Hound Dog and Stand By Me

Phil Spector

Was the most influential producer/songwriter in the early days of Rock and Roll, and also associated with what he called "The Wall of Sound"

Beach Boys

The most famous of the surf groups, known ironically for its beautiful vocal harmonies

Pet Sounds

The record album recognized as Brian Wilson's monumental acheivement is titled ____, released in May of 1966

R&B and Gospel

Soul Music comes as merging of

Ray Charles

"The Father of Soul" is

James Brown

"The Godfather of Soul" is

Berry Gordy

Motown Records was founded in Detroit in 1959 by

The Supremes

were unquestionably the most commercially successful ​of all Motown groups

Memphis, TN

Stax Records was started in 1957 by Jim Stewart in the city of

Otis Redding and Booker T. Jones

Two important Stat recording artists were

Aretha Franklin

Fame Studio (Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is the place where ____ recorded "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) before returning to record in NYC

Woodie Guthrie

Born in Okemah, Oklahoma, emerged in the 1930s as the most important early folksinger

Pete Seeger

In 1955, _____ was asked to testify before the HUACC

Tom Dooley by Kingston Trio

The real start of the 1950s folk revival was with the record

Joan Baez

"The Queen of Folk"

Peter, Paul and Mary

The most popular folk group in the 1960s was

"The Village" Grenwhich village

The most important folk scene of the early 1960s was New York's

Hammond's Folly

Bob Dylan's first album titled simply Bob Dylan, sold poorly, and in the office of Columbia Records it became known as

The Beatles

The history of Rock and Roll was forever changed in the summer of 1964 when Bob Dylan spent time with _____ in NYC

Bringing it all back home

In January of 1965, Dylan recorded ____ an album which paved the way for what would later be called "folk rock"

Blonde on Blonde

Dylan's _____ is considered the first double album in the history of Rock and Roll

The Beatles

are generally recognized as the greatest rock band in history

beatles manager; gave many suggestions that made their sound

Why was George Martin important?

Revolver by the Beatles

is considered by many to be the first album of the psychedelic era

Muddy Waters

The Rolling Stones took their name from the titles of a song by

two guitars, one drum, only 3 people

What is a power trio?

Tommy by The Who

The First Rock Opera was

The Kinks and The Yard Birds

Two significant blues-oriented British-Invasion bands were

Acid Rock

because of the association with drug culture (especially LSD), the music that developed in San Francisco in the 1960s became known as

Jefferson Airplane

Grace Slick was the lead singer of the band

Jerry Garcia

The Grateful Dead was led by

dead heads

The die-hard devoted fans of the Grateful Dead are known as

Janis Joplin

Big Brother and the Holding Company was led by vocalist

Santana and Quick Silver Messenger Company

two other significant Bay Area acid rock bands were

Woodstock

The "landmark event" of the 1960s rock counterculture was _____ held from August 15 through 18, 1969

Whiskey a go-go

During the 60s, the most famous nightclub in LA was

Jim Morrison

The Doors were led by singer

The Mother of Invention

Frank Zappa led the LA based group

Hard Rock

A style of Rock and roll known as _____ is generally considered as the forerunner of Heavy Metal

Eric Clapton

The UK band Cream was led by guitarist

Jimi Hendrix

is considered by many to be the most innovative guitarist in the history of rock

Mr. Tabirine Man

The Byrd's cover of Dylan's ____ is generally considered to have started the Folk Rock movement

The Blues

Country rock is deeply rooted in country music and

Southern Rock

The rural cousin to the more citified Country Rock is known as

England

Heavy Metal was born in the dismal, grimy industrial cities of what country?

Progressive Rock

Art Rock is also at time referred to as

Alice Cooper

is known as the Godfather of Gruesome Rock Theatre

Shock/Glam Rock

The type of rock that incorporates flamboyant fashions, assaualts on sexual conventions, and glitzy theatrical presentations is known as

Elton John

has far and away been the most commercially successful Glam Rocker

Candle in the wind (1997) by Elton John

What is the biggest selling single in history?

Buddy Holly

Pioneered and established the four-piece combo of guitars, bass, and drums - a formula widely copied in the 1960s

No third chord, root and 5th chord

What is a power chord?